Losing weight will help reduce your risk of high sugars (diabetes), high blood pressure (hypertension), high cholesterol (hyperlipidemia), heart disease (coronary artery disease), fatty liver, sleep apnea, and so many other conditions. Losing weight is the one thing you can do which will benefit all aspects of your health.
Furthermore, it is no secret that obesity increases your risk of so many adverse health events. For example, being obese can increase your risk of hypertension. Though sometimes certain chronic diseases can be due to factors beyond your control such as your genetics, there are times when your lifestyle can contribute a huge factor to your health.
When your lifestyle and weight play a critical role in your chronic medical conditions, the best way to improve that is by managing your lifestyle itself. As a primary care provider, I have seen patients go from being chronically hypertensive, to having normal blood pressure readings, simply because they were able to lose weight and achieve a healthier BMI. This may not always be the case in every situation, but my point is that achieving a healthy weight can reduce your risk of many chronic medical conditions such as diabetes and hypertension.
In fact, as a primary provider, oftentimes I recommend weight loss as the cornerstone when treating patients with all types of conditions. It is sometimes easier to tell patients to focus on one thing, rather than give them multiple things to address - this can sometimes overwhelm a patient.
Actually, if I was to discuss with a patient how to follow a low carb diet to manage their sugars, eat a low fat diet to manage their cholesterol, and eat a low sodium diet to manage their blood pressure, it would easily stress them out.
There are times when I will specifically emphasize that a patient should focus on a particular type of diet in order to address a predominant condition. However, if everything is mildly/moderately elevated, and the patient is obese, I usually advise patients to focus on weight loss, as that usually helps address everything else.
At Renew Weight Loss and Med Spa, our clinicians have experience of being primary providers, so we understand the holistic benefits of weight loss in the context of your overall health. Though we do not operate our clinic as a primary care office, we work with our clients and their primary care providers in order to improve their overall health. We help our clients in Springfield, MA and he surrounding towns achieve their weight loss goals, as well as improve their overall health by reducing risk for diabetes, high blood pressure, and so much more. We have also served clients coming from Enfield CT and Hartford CT, who have sought our help in their weight loss journey!
We understand that although weight loss is the goal for many of our clients, we are ultimately working to improve their overall health. We call our primary medication, a "skinny shot" but in reality, it is a "healthy shot" because it not only reduces your weight, but reduces your risk of diabetes, heart disease, and more.
We practice evidence based medicine, and use medications such as our skinny shot within the proper clinical context to assist with weight loss, while educating our clients on the data that shows that this medication can reduce risk for heart disease, assist with maintaining renal function, and reduce the patient's A1C levels - all while helping them achieve a healthy weight!
We do not believe in a "quick fix" to weight loss and health maintenance, so when you join our weight loss clinic in Springfield MA, be prepared to be pushed hard to diet correctly, and exercise effectively, even if you are prescribed medications! This is one of the major reasons why our clients appreciate our services and refer their family and friends!
